[Archivesspace_Users_Group] Syntax for merge_requests API call

[Kevin W Schlottmann]

Perfect; thank you Hillel!

> On Jun 7, 2018, at 11:43 AM, Arnold, Hillel <harnold at rockarch.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Kevin,
> It looks like you need to post a target URI plus an array of victims URIs to that endpoint, so something like:
> 
> { 
>    "target" : {"ref": "/agents/corporate_entities/40"},
>    "victims": [
>        { "ref": "/agents/corporate_entities/38" },
>        { "ref": "/agents/corporate_entities/39" }
>        ]
> }
> 
> FWIW, I've found the JSONmodel schemas to be pretty useful in reverse-engineering API calls: https://github.com/archivesspace/archivesspace/tree/master/common/schemas
> 
> Hillel
> 
> On 6/7/18, 9:24 AM, "archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org on behalf of Kevin W. Schlottmann" <archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org on behalf of kws2126 at columbia.edu> wrote:
> 
>    Hi all,
> 
>    I'm trying to use the API to POST a merge request[1]. The
>    documentation is missing an example of what is actually posted.
>    Before I dig too much deeper, does anyone know the syntax for the
>    POST?  Is it the entire JSON objects of the target and victim, in an
>    array? Just the URIs? Something else?
> 
>    Best,
> 
>    Kevin
> 
>    [1] https://archivesspace.github.io/archivesspace/api/#post-merge_requests-agent
> 
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